I thank Wendee Monson (wmcreatography.pixieset.com) for this gorgeous photograph ‘Ripples of Contemplation’. I have admired and love her work from the moment I first saw it in Seth Godin’s – The Creative’s Workshop.
She is an artist… and what a gift this is!

I hope to do justice to her work as we collaborate by joining her art with this post about the art of Life Coaching.

‘Ripples of Contemplation’ reminds me of change. Essential in coaching.

The texture of a ripple is water reacting to something. Simple. Small. Perhaps the wind on the surface or an object dropping down and through the water. Setting off something – cause and effect… surface and depth… rest and motion… point and expansion… ripples going out and on and on and on.

That’s what happens to a person in coaching. Coaches make waves. Waves of change. Rather casual and deep. The questions and answers, in coaching, are the ripples that make change possible. Purposeful, original questions. Ripples of a human self – seeing and learning and growing and going out and on and on and on. Changing. What a hopeful and powerful thing.

You have my deep wonder and heartfelt gratitude, Wendee. You always will… just like the ripple.

Life – Career – Change Coaching

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

I utterly love this question by poet Mary Oliver because it’s what I want to know about you and also – I believe it’s what every person wants to feel (truly does) that their life is ‘…wild and precious…’

The work I love – Life Coaching – will enable you to feel this. It’s a scientific and surprising process that honors, empowers and inspires you to work on the most important issues of your life. To understand who you are and to take you from where you are to where you want to be. That’s the bed rock of coaching.

Creative. Thought provoking. Focusing on inner change and transformation; achieving higher levels of performance; emotionally connecting your inner purpose and desires with outward goals… assisting you to move forward and achieve what you want and need for your life.

The change you experience is active. It brings out your potential and builds sustainable and gratifying transformation that can go on and on.

I believe you can change anything you want about yourself because you can:

• Change the way you think.
• Change your mind.
• Have a change of heart and make new and better choices for your life.

Sometimes you find you cannot do things by yourself and it makes perfect sense to get some help, like you would from a designer if you wanted to renovate your home or learning how to drive.

When you hire a trained professional coach you invest in yourself.

You work with someone who’s a good listener, non-judgmental, highly creative, who encourages and motivates you to see new possibilities and solutions.

As a Life – Career – Change Coach – I’ll assist you to see what’s already working well for you and then proceed further to add to your strengths and abilities, removing blocks and doubts and fears so you can flourish and step into your unlimited, pure potential.

Coaching supports you 100% and sees your greatness.

For it to work well, you must believe in your own ability to change and achieve what you passionately dream about. Commit – Show up – Do the hard and satisfying work to be different and become your self.

You’ll not be alone in your exploration. Your coach is your co-pilot, traveling right there with you; assisting but not controlling your path.

As I often and passionately say to people – Don’t delay happiness! Let’s find what you want and need in your life and then… Do It! Make it happen fast. Right away!

You get one life — why shouldn’t it be as good as possible or wonderful, or beautiful, dynamic, spectacular, magnificent – ‘ wild and precious’…

Thanks – Michael

Please pass this along to others.
And see how you like this – My Profound Gratitude to Art and Life.

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